Bumpdate and Bloggy Award!

Please excuse the way I look in this picture. It’s quite unfortunate. I feel very bloated versus feeling pregnant.

How far along? 10 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: No weight gain so far.

Maternity clothes? Not yet. I did by a Belly Band to make wearing jeans more comfortable.

Sleep: Sleep is awesome and I can’t get enough of it!

Food cravings: I haven’t really had any specific cravings other than sushi.

Gender: No clue. But I’m thinking girl while the Hubs and his family all think boy.

What I miss: Wine.

What I am looking forward to: Hearing the heartbeat at the next appointment.

Weekly Wisdom: If you happen to think, “Did I just pee on myself? No way did I just pee!” – It’s probably true. Also if you hate pregnancy please pick up the book Pregnancy Sucks by Joanne Kimes – thanks for the suggestion Amber

Milestones: I’m 1/4 of the way through my pregnancy! Woo Hoo!

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Jordan at The Deflon Family gave me a bloggy award!

 

 

 

 

 

 

1- Thank and link back to the person that sent this to you- Thanks Jordan!! I am loving your blog and I love new bloggy friends!

2- Share 7 things about yourself.

- We are die hard Alabama fans!! Roll Tide!! – (I hope I don’t lose any of my Tennessee or Auburn bloggy friends!)

 

- We have 2 cats as well as Dayne and Maggie – the cats rarely get face time on the blog because they hate being photographed!

 

- I work as a loan officer at a small loan company – not really exciting!

 

- I am the biggest chicken and I rarely face any of my fears – what can I say, I’m a weenie!

 

- I’m addicted to reality tv – the Bachelor, Bachelorette, Big Brother – love them all!

 

- I am completely neurotic about some things but I am a terrible housekeeper! I never clean unless John Paul will help me!

 

- I am completely terrified that this baby will be a boy and I won’t have a clue what to do with him!

I’m supposed to pass the award on to 15 other bloggers but because I am running out of energy I will list a few blogs that I think are fab.

Be sure to check out Jordan’s blog – she sent a lot of great girls my way!

 

Little Woman, Little Home – she gave me a shout out and sent a lot of lovely girls my way! She rocks.

 

LG – she just gave birth to a beautiful baby boy Fenn and her posts rock!

 

Susannah – she has a sweet baby girl Emma and a great blog! Go check her out!

 

Rachael – she’s 32 weeks preggo with a baby boy!

 

Gina – she’s 37 weeks pregnant and trying like hell to go into labor! Go visit her!

 

*Tyly* – new follower and fellow animal lover. We love crazy animal people!

 

 Smile Steady –  a super cute dental hygienist with an equally cute blog!

 

Sarah -  she left me a comment that made my day. love her blog and her honesty!

 

Amber – she has been a life saver and a wealth of info for my pregnancy concerns. I love her honesty. go visit her blog!

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I am so thankful for all my new visitors and the sweet comments y’all have left! They have truly made me feel better. You guys are awesome!

I’m Giving Pregnancy….

Update: Apparently my blog posts are giving some people the wrong idea. We are very excited to be expecting our first child. I use this blog as a means to write down how I feel and not to offend other people. I just wanted to make sure you understand that we wanted this baby. I just need to get out how I am truly feeling. And when I said I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel I just meant that it seems like forever until we get to meet our baby. Not that I'm not excited.

I can't promise to tone down my posts, but I can promise to be honest about how I'm really feeling. If my posts offend you then I am truly sorry because that is not my intention.

Original Post:
4 Thumbs Down! (I’m including my husband’s thumbs considering he’s all suicidal)
Now I hate to be a complainer and b*tch about things, but let’s face it: I am. I need to go ahead and let you know now that I’m knocked up this blog will be full of TMI and things you’d probably rather not know. But hey I want to remember this {wonderful} experience. :)
Now if you are one of the strange ones that loved/s being pregnant, stay tuned, my mood just might change. (But I doubt it)
Things I currently hate about pregnancy:
- I see no light at the end of the tunnel – I have til March to grow this little tadpole
- The next person to ask me what I’m going to do with my dogs is going to get punched in the face. What do you think I’m going to do? Get rid of them? I think not!
- I have never been so tired in my life.
- My husband likes to remind me that the slight bump everyone feels the need to rub is just a fat roll - Not really the baby. 
- I need sushi in my life.
- My husband now thinks we are poor. It’s unfortunate.
- We don’t agree on anything. Diapering, names, furniture – these are the most argued.
Now don’t get me wrong, I am so excited that we are having a baby (and I think JP is too – I’ll double check though) I just feel like crap, hate taking those damn vitamins, and I have serious doubts that my “Motherly Instinct” is going to show up in time for me to raise this kid. No need to call DHR – we will figure this out. Or ask one of you to come live with us!
Thanks for all the sweet comments! I love y’all!

So….I’m Knocked Up….

Let’s get the story of how I came to be knocked up. Minus the explicit details. I’m pretty sure y’all know where babies come from. :)

Bert and I had actually been talking about trying to get pregnant. With the new move and our decision to wait a couple years for John Paul to apply to anesthesia school, it seemed like the right time. So at the beginning of June I stopped my birth control. We thought nothing of it and then I got sick. So we stopped trying. Cue the weekend of July 4th.

On the 2nd I got up and I wasn’t feeling too spiffy. I convinced Bert that I needed to take a test just to make sure I wasn’t pregnant before I went out and got wasted to celebrate the 4th.

I peed on the little stick and went and laid down. Bert was the one who actually checked the test. The look on his face was priceless! Honestly neither one of us expected the test to be positive. Oops. :) I took another test and sure enough both said “Pregnant” Yay us!

Or so I thought. We were both so excited until we found out my insurance wasn’t going to cover my pregnancy. Enter meltdown. We finally got our insurance straightened out and I thought all was hunky dory again. Apparently I was wrong.

Side note: My husband just possibly might be the most dramatic person I have ever encountered. Please keep this in the back of your mind as I continue on with the story. :)

My mom tells me that she asked John Paul if he was excited. This is how the convo went:

Wen: So are you super excited about the baby??

Bert: Well I am now.

Wen: You weren’t always excited?

Bert: Well…I was excited. Then I was depressed. Then suicidal. Now excited again.

Wen: Oh ok. (as if that was a perfectly normal response)

Excuse me?? My husband was SUICIDAL? Because I was pregnant? This is not normal. He’s so dramatic. Me and my mom were cracking up! This was the first I had heard of his deep depression and suicidal thoughts. Puh-lease!

Now he’s over it. I think. Just pray. We are going to be parents and we are so not normal it’s not even funny. I think we can pull it off. If I can keep the hubs stable.

Love you guys!!

First Appointment

I had my first ultrasound today and it was awesome! I thought I would share a little info with y’all.

- I am 8 1/2 weeks preggo

- Due date is March 12th

- Heart rate was 171

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A few things I’ve learned since being knocked up:

- Pregnancy is not for everyone. At week 5 I was over it. I am starting to feel better now though!

- The “Pregnancy Glow” is complete bullsh*t. I’m thinking the “glow” might be a mix between excessive oil and lingering sweat from dry heaving all day.

- My husband and I cannot agree on any names. Not even one. Please help!

- Old people should not drive large cars because they cannot park. (This applies whether I’m pregnant or not.)

- I had many more things to list but since I can’t stay awake more that 3 hours at a time, I must go take a nap!

 

Thanks so much for all the congrats! We are very excited. I will share my husband’s overly dramatic “we’re pregnant” experience tomorrow!

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What??

Ok I know I suck at life and I haven’t blogged in years and therefore I no longer have any followers. BUT, if you are awesome and you stopped by to see if I’m still alive then YOU ROCK!! This post is for you. (and my therapist)
I thought I would list for you a few things that annoy me. Because I know you care. :)
- It really really bothers me when people can’t fake nice. I don’t expect you to love your job but I do expect you to at least pretend like you give a shit about my problem/want/need/food.
- I love animals. It’s an obsession. It really pisses me off when people don’t think my pets are the cutest effin’ things ever. I love everyone’s pets so I guess I just expect people to laugh hysterically or cry or jump up and down when my dogs/cats make a super cute face, or look at them or shit or whatever.
- I hate super jacked up trucks. I have no reason for this other than the fact that I can’t figure out how these people get in their trucks or how they afford the gas to drive around town.
- I have a tendency to be late everywhere I go. It’s a complex or disease or something. I find it slightly annoying when people are always on time. I know my reason sucks but oh well.
- Women who use their bras as purses. I’m sorry but there is no excuse for this. I do not want to touch your boob-sweat soaked money. There’s nothing more attractive than fondling your breasts in search for that lost quarter.
- AT&T. I can’t deal with the non-helpful people that work there. Let me just tell you. No one that works there can solve my problem. Drives me insane. I have had no internet since the move. Therefore I cancelled my service. Thank you very much.
That’s all I have to bitch about today! I will have internet access tomorrow and will hopefully be blogging regularly again! Yay for you! :)

***please note: it really bothers me when I read something that bothers people and it's something that I do! So just know if YOU are punctual, dig in your bra for money, or work for AT&T customer service then I am NOT talking about you!

Silence for Cohen

Please take a moment and say a prayer for Megan and Brent as the memorial service for their beautiful little boy was held today.

To participate in this remembrance for baby Cohen please visit www.sendlovetocohen.blogspot.com.